Developing the Role of the Information Professional
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By Anja Chemnitz Thygesen

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Co-producer of the Research Focus "Source Expertise - What It Means in a Google World", Anja Chemnitz Thygesen, highlights some of the recent content and examines how the role of the information professional is changing and what new opportunities are on the horizon.

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Jinfo's Research Focus, "Source Expertise - What It Means in a Google World", has touched on the development of the role of information professionals in the organisation in various ways:

• Most recently Scott Attenborough authored the article "Information Professionals Need to Know About Big Data" in which he highlights what a big data project might encompass and why info pros should get involved.

• Shimrit Janes touched on another facet of the information professional's role in the article "Getting More Value from Your Query Handling Services". She also explored why it's important to learn to say "no" in her article on the key findings of a recent Community session held as part of this Research Focus and why developing the maturity of your case assignment practice is often showing to be challenging.

• When it comes to the role of the information professional, the question of whether or not to specialise often comes up. The article by Carole Schwalbaum is a rare hands-on example of how this is handled in management consultancy A.T. Kearney.

Webinars and Community Sessions

The topic of specialisation was also discussed in the webinar "Balancing 'Generalist' and 'Specialist' Expertise" which was held recently (available for Subscribers to view). During this webinar Jinfo's director of research, Robin Neidorf, presented some very useful and hands-on tools to work with and evaluate the level of specialisation relevant and possible in your research organisation. 

Please register for and join us at our upcoming sessions:

• On 15th June join our online teleconference for the upcoming Community session "Generalists or Specialists?". 

• On 21st June join us for the webinar "Three Ways to Influence Strategy with Source Expertise" which will deal with the importance of supplying your knowledge and supporting the company at strategic level by providing useful insights.

Visit the Focus page to see all the articles and reports in this Research Focus, "Source Expertise - What It Means in a Google World".

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